Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Parker · 1957
The Charlie Parker Story #1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
MGV 8000A MGC 5000A-1 11756 ISide A runout
MGV 8000B MGC 5000B-1 11757 ISide B runout
BMI
MG V-8000 ASide A label
MGV.8000A H ̶M̶G̶C̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶0̶A̶Side A runout
MGV.8000B H ̶M̶G̶C̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶0̶B̶Side B runout
MG V-8000-ASide A label
MG V-8000-BSide B label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MG V-8000 / Verve Records MGV-8000First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MG V-8000 / Verve Records MGV-8000First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-8000LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records V 8000LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records MG V-8000 / Verve Records MGV-8000LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Italy | Verve Records MGV 8000LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV-8000 / Verve Records MGV 8000LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Verve Records MGV 8000 / Verve Records MG V-8000LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8000LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8000LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Verve Records MGV 8000LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of The Charlie Parker Story #1 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Verve Records MG V-8000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG V-8000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV 8000A MGC 5000A-1 11756 I and MGV 8000B MGC 5000B-1 11757 I. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
